Ferruccio Laviani Gianluca Vassallo and New York Design Week
Twice Light is a project Italian photographer Gianluca Vassallo conceived for New York Design Week 2015 when the well-known lighting brand invited him to participate to present its new showroom installation by architect and designer Ferruccio Laviani. In the "SpOts" installation Ferruccio Laviani transforms Foscarini's Spazio Soho in New Y...
Italian furniture company Arper opens a Manhattan showroom
Italian design brand Arper has opened a New Yorkshowroom, following in the footsteps of other European brands setting up shop in the US. Arper – founded in 1989 in Italy – debuted its Manhattan store on 19 November in Soho, at 476 Broadway, near showrooms for Luceplan, Foscarini, Ingo Maurer and other leading design brands. Encompassi...
Le calzature Italiane con ICE al FFANY 2012 di New York
L'ICE, in collaborazione con l'Associazione Nazionale Calzaturifici Italiani (ANCI), organizza anche quest'anno una Mostra autonoma di calzature italiane in occasione della fiera Ffany, in programma dal 1 al 3 agosto presso l'Hotel Hilton di New York. La Ffany è la più importante manifestazione per il settore calzature della East-cost degli Stati...
Brunello Cucinelli Continues to Expand in US
Brunello Cucinelli realizes where investment pays off...the most dynamic region right now for the luxury sector — the US market. The Italian luxury cashmere brand has just opened its third store in New York. Following openings on Madison Avenue and on Bleecker Street in the West Village, it has now opened in the Soho neighborhood with a 4,300-...
Michael A. Santo Has Been Recognized Among the Top in His Industry by the Expert Network©
Michael A. Santo, Trial Counsel, Duffy & Duffy, PLLC, has joined The Expert Network, an invitation only service for distinguished professionals. Santo has been chosen as a Distinguished Lawyer® based on peer reviews and ratings, dozens of recognitions, and accomplishments achieved throughout his career. Santo outshines others in his...
Design plans for renovation of Bensonhurst’s Lt. Joseph Petrosino Park released
By Anna Spivak Design plans for the $4.5 million rehabilitation and reconstruction of Bensonhurst's Lt. Joseph Petrosino Park, 71st Street and 16th Avenue, have been officially released. A plan that heavily weighed on the opinions of community members, the park's new design – which will feature new basketball courts, a playground, spray s...
Peroni Nastro Azzurro Launches The Visionary World of Vogue Italia
The world's no.1 premium Italian beer, Peroni Nastro Azzurro, last night announced the launch of its tribute to Vogue Italia, the world's leading voice of Italian style. The exhibition, entitled Peroni Nastro Azzurro Celebrates The Visionary World of Vogue Italia was unveiled to a full house at Industria in New York City. A not-to-be-missed digital...
Claudio Del Vecchio e Brooks Brothers: "Più Italia nella camicie che usava l'Avvocato"
Claudio Del Vecchio ripensa al suo arrivo negli Stati Uniti e ricorda sorridendo: "Immaginavo che sarei rimasto qui per non più di due anni, non vedevo l'ora di tornare in Italia, a casa. Invece...." Invece di anni ne sono passati 34. Spedito a New York dal padre Leonardo, patron di una Luxottica allora lontanissima dalle dimensioni odiern...
CFDA Program Pairs U.S. Designers with Italian Artisans
By Kristen Heinzinger What's bringing designers Gigi Burris and Ryan Roche, the CFDA, and Italian artisans together? The designers have been tapped to experience Italian craftsmanship at its purest as part of The Fabric Program, a partnership between textile trade fair Milano Unica and the CFDA. The initiative will give the two fi...
ISAIA is seeking a wholesale Sales Assistant Intern & Showroom Assistant Intern in New York
ISAIA is an Italian luxury menswear company, specializing in Neapolitan modern sartorial clothing. ISAIA was established 55 years ago in Naples. Combining old world artisan care in tailoring with simple yet groundbreaking technologies, ISAIA began to manufacture beautiful made-to-measure suits. During the 1950s and '60s, ISAIA grew to beco...
Hydrogen Fuel: Italian Brand to Bow in New York
Alberto Bresci had Formula 1 race cars on his mind when he graduated from the European Business School of London. A friendship with fellow student Lapo Elkann, the Fiat heir and grandson of Gianni Agnelli, spun him in a different direction. Elkann gifted Bresci with one of his grandfather's old denim shirts, which sparked the idea of designing a s...
Premiere vision preview New York: il tessile italiano in mostra nella grande mela
È stata inaugurata ieri, presso il Metropolitan Pavilion e il Palazzo Altman, la manifestazione Première Vision New York, la più importante manifestazione dedicata ai tessuti ed accessori per l'industria dell'abbigliamento di alto livello in calendario negli Stati Uniti, nata con l'obiettivo di presentare in anticipo rispetto alle due principali fi...